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PROVISIONS 


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Primary Election law 


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STATE OF MISSOURI 


PUBLISHED IN CONFORMITY WITH SECTION 5882, R. S., 1909 

1911 


CORHELIUS ROACH, 
Secretary of State. 



THE HUGH STEPHENS PRINTING COMPANY. 
JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI. 






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PRIMARY ELECTION LAW. 

PUBLISHED IN CONFORMITY WITH SEC. 5882, REVISED STATUTES. 


ARTICLE IV. 


PRIMARY ELECTIONS. 


SECTION 

5855. Nominations, how made—excep¬ 

tions. 

5856. Primary held, where—when. 

5857. Secretary of state to notify coun¬ 

ty clerks of offices to be filled. 

5858. County clerk to make publication 

of same. 

5859. Declaration to be filed by candi¬ 

date. 

58C0. Deposit to be made by candidates 
—fund, how used. 

5861. Deposit to go to general revenue 

fund, when. 

5862. Declaration to be filed, where. 
586.3. Secretary of state to notify coun¬ 
ty clerks of candidates, etc. 

5864. County clerk shall publish names 

of candidates, etc.—when and 
how long. 

5865. In what papers publication is to 

be made. 

5866. Official ballot. 

5867. Duties of clerk respecting sample 

ballots—distribution of official 
ballots. 

5868. At public expense, what shall be 

paid for. 

5869. Tickets, how prepared—how voted. 

5870. Vacancies, how filled. 


SECTION 

5871. Who entitled to vote. 

5872. Who may be challengers and wit¬ 

nesses. 

5873. What ballots may be rejected— 

judges may administer oaths. 

5874. Votes canvassed, how—who may 

be present. 

5875. Returns, how made and to whom. 

5876. County canvass of returns, how 

conducted. 

5877. Whose name shall appear on offi¬ 

cial ballot as nominee. 

5878. Secretary of state shall publish 

result. 

5879. Secretary of state to certify nomi¬ 

nees to county clerks. 

5880. Committeemen, how chosen—plat¬ 

form, how made. 

5881. Tie, how decided. 

5882. Secretary of state shall prepare 

forms. 

5883. Judges and clerks—how appointed. 

5884. Presidential electors, how chosen. 

5885. Penalties and provisions of elec¬ 

tion laws to apply. 

5886. Duty of St. Louis election commis¬ 

sioners same as county clerks. 

5887. Penalty. 

5888. Registration and revision. 


Sec. 5855. Nominations, how made—exceptions. —Hereafter all 
candidates for elective offices shall be nominated by a primary elec¬ 
tion held in accordance with this article. This article shall not apply 
to special elections to fill vacancies, nor to county superintendents of 
schools, to city officers not elected at a general state election, to town, 
village or school district officers. (Laws 1909, p. 481.) 

There is no authority for opening ballot box and inspecting ballots in prosecution 
of judges for making false returns in general primary elections provided for by the 
general primary election law of 1907 for which Secs. 5855 to 5888, inclusive, are a 
substitute. State ex rel. v. Taylor, 220 Mo. 618. Primary election is not an election 


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within the meaning of Sec. 6629, declaring bets and wagers on any election authorized 
by Constitution and laws to be gaming. Dooley v. Jackson, 104 A. 21. provisions of 
Secs. 5855 to 5588 do not apply to special elections to fill vacancy. State ex rel. v. 
Patterson, 207 Mo. 129. 

Sec. 5856. Primary held, where—when. —The primary sliall be 
held at the regular polling places in each precinct on the first Tuesday 
of August, 1910, and biennially thereafter, for the nomination of all J 
candidates to be voted for at the next November election. (Laws 
1909, p. 481.) 

Sec. 5857. Secretary of state to notify county clerks of offices to 
be filled. —At least ninety days before the time of holding such August 
primary the secretary of state shall prepare and transmit to each 
county clerk a notice, in writing, designating the office for which 
candidates are to be nominated at such primary. (Laws 1909, p. 481.) 

Sec. 5858. County clerk to make publication of same. —Upon 
receipt of such notice, such county clerk shall, not less than ten days 
thereafter, publish so much thereof as may be applicable to his coun¬ 
ty, once each week, for four consecutive weeks, in at least two, and 
not to exceed four, newspapers of general circulation, published in 
said county. (Laws 1909, p. 481.) 

Sec. 5859. Declaration to be filed by candidate. —The name of no 
candidate shall be printed upon any official ballot at any primary 
election, unless at least sixty days prior to such primary a written 
declaration shall have been filed by the candidate, as provided in this 
article, stating his full name, residence, office for which he proposes 
as a candidate, the party upon whose ticket he is to be a candidate, 
that if nominated and elected to such office he will qualify, and such 
declaration shall be in substantially the following form: 

I, the undersigned, a resident and qualified elector of the (- precinct of the 

town of -), or (the - precinct of the -ward of the city of -), 

county of - and state of Missouri, do announce myself a candidate for the office 

of - on the - ticket, to be voted for at the primary election to be held on 

the first Tuesday in August, -, and I further declare that if nominated and elected 

to such office I will qualify. 

(Signed) - 

(Laws 1909, p. 481.) 

Sec. 5860. Deposit to be made by candidates—fund, how used.— 

Each candidate, except for a township office, previous to filing declara¬ 
tion papers, as in this article prescribed, shall pay to the treasurer of 
the state or county central committee of the political party upon whose 
ticket he proposes as a candidate and seeks nomination, a certain sum 
of money, as follows, to wit: To the treasurer of the state central 
committee—one hundred dollars, if he becomes a candidate for a state 
office, or judge of either of the courts of appeals; fifty dollars, if he bel 
a candidate for representative in congress; twenty-five dollars, if hej 
be a candidate for circuit judge or state senator. To the treasurer of 
the county central committee—five dollars, if he be a candidate for 
state representative or any county office; take a receipt therefor, and 
file such receipt with and at the time he files his declaration papers. 
The said sums of money, so paid by the several candidates, shall be 












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evidence of their good faith in filing said declaration papers, and 
shall be used as an expense fund by the several political parties upon 
whose tickets the various candidates propose as candidates and seek 
nomination; and such sums of money, so paid, shall be excepted from 
the terms and provisions of article XII of this chapter. (Laws 1909, 
p. 481.) 

Sec. 5861. Deposit to go to general revenue fund, when. —Any 

person desiring to file declaration papers, or propose as a candidate on 
any independent or nonpartisan ticket, who does not announce by* 
declaration papers as a candidate for any political party as defined 
by this article, and is not a member of a political party having a state 
and county committee, or treasurer thereof, shall pay the sum of 
money required by this article to be paid by the candidate for the office 
for which he proposes to the state or county treasurer, as the ease 
may be; take a receipt therefor, and file said receipt with his declara¬ 
tion papers; said sum of money, so paid, shall go into the general 
revenue fund of the state or county. (Laws 1909, p. 481.) 

Sec. 5862. Declaration to be filed, where. —No person shall file 
more than one written declaration indicating the party designation 
under which his name is to be printed on the official ballot, and all dec¬ 
laration papers shall be filed as follows: 1. For state officers, repre¬ 
sentatives in congress, courts of appeal and circuit judges, and those 
members of the senate and assembly whose districts comprise more 
than one county, in the office of the Secretary of State. 2. For officers 
to be voted for wholly within one county or in the city of St. Louis, 
in the office of the county clerk of such county or the office of the 
election commissioners of the city of St. Louis. (Laws 1909, p. 481.) 

Sec. 5863. Secretary of state to notify county clerks of candi¬ 
dates, etc. —At least fifty-five days before any primary preceding a 
general election, the secretary of state shall transmit to each county 
clerk a certified list containing the name and postoffice address of 
each person who shall have filed declaration papers, in his office, and 
entitled to be voted for at such primary, together with a designation 
of the office for which he is a candidate, and the party or principal 
he represents. (Laws 1909, p. 481.) 

Sec. 5864. County clerk shall publish names of candidates, etc.— 
when and how long. —Such clerks shall, upon receipt thereof, publish, 
under the proper party designation, the title of each office, the names 
and addresses of all persons who shall have filed declaration papers, 
giving the name and address of each, the date' of the primary, the 
hours during which the polls will be opened, and that the primary 
will be held at the regular polling places in each precinct. It shall 
be the duty of the county clerk to publish such notice for three con¬ 
secutive weeks next prior to said primary. (Laws 1909, p. 481.) 

Sec. 5865. In what papers publication is to be made. —Every pub¬ 
lication required in this article shall ])e made in not less than two news¬ 
papers of general circulation in such county; one of such newspapers 
shall represent the political party that cast the largest vote in such 
county at the preceding general election, and one of such newspapers 


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shall represent the political party that cast the next largest vote in 
such county at the preceding general election. In any case where the 
publication of notice cannot be made as hereinbefore required, it may 
be made in any newspaper having a general circulation in the county in 
which the notice is required to be published. (Laws 1909, p. 481.) 

Sec. 5866. Official ballot. —An official ballot shall be printed and 
provided for use at each voting precinct in the form provided herein. 
The names of all the candidates for the respective offices, who shall 
have filed declaration papers as in this article prescribed, shall be 
printed thereon. (Laws 1909, p. 481.) 

Sec. 5867. Duties of clerk respecting sample ballots—distribution 
of official ballots. —At least twenty days before the August primary 
each county clerk shall prepare sample official ballots, placing there¬ 
on, alphabetically, under the appropriate title of each office and party 
designation, the names of all candidates to be voted for in the precinct 
of his county. Such sample ballot shall be printed upon tinted or col¬ 
ored paper, and shall contain no blank endorsement or certificate. 
Such clerk shall forthwith submit the ticket of each party to the 
county chairman thereof, and mail a copy to each candidate to his 
postoffice address, as given in his declaration paper, and he shall post 
a copy of each sample ballot in a conspicuous place in his office. On 
the tenth day before such primary the county clerk shall correct any 
errors or omissions in the ballot, cause the same to be printed and 
distributed, as required by law, in the case of ballots for the general 
election, except that the number of ballots to be furnished to each pre¬ 
cinct shall be twice the number of votes cast thereat in the last preced¬ 
ing general election. (Laws 1909, p. 481.) 

Sec. 5868. At public expense, what shall be paid for. —All ballots, 
blanks and other supplies to l3e used at any primary, and all expenses 
necessarily incurred in the preparation for or in conducting such 
primary, shall be paid out of the treasury of the city, county or state, 
as the case may be, in the same manner, with like effect, and by the 
same officers as in the case of elections. (Laws 1909, p. 481.) 

Sec. 5869. Tickets, how prepared—how voted. —At all primaries 
there shall be as many separate tickets as there are parties entitled to 
participate in said primary election. There shall also be a nonpartisan 
ticket, upon which, under appropriate title of each office, shall be 
printed the names of all persons by whom declaration papers shall 
have been filed, as required by this article, who do not announce by 
such declaration papers as candidates for any political party, as de¬ 
fined by this article. The names of all candidates shall be arranged 
under the appropriate title of the respective offices, and under the 
proper party designation upon the party ticket, and upon the non¬ 
partisan ticket, as the case may be; and the names of the candidates 
for each office shall be so alternated on the ballots used in the several 
election districts or precincts, that each name shall appear thereon 
substantially an equal number of times at the top, at the bottom, and 
in each intermediate place, if any, of the lists or group of names in 
which such candidate’s name belongs, and all officers charged with 


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the preparation and distribution of such ballots shall cause the 
printers forms to be so transposed and the ballots so made up as to 
carry out the intent of this provision. If any elector write upon his 
ticket the name of any person who is a candidate for the same office 
upon some other ticket than that upon which his name is so written, 
this ballot shall not be counted for such person. On any day of nomi¬ 
nation of public officers in any primary election precinct, each quali¬ 
fied elector shall be entitled to receive from the judges of the election 
one ballot of the political party participating in such election for 
\yhich he desires to vote. It shall be the duty of such judges of elec¬ 
tion to deliver such ballot to the electors. Before delivering any bal¬ 
lot to the elector, the two judges of election having charge of the ballot 
shall write their names or initials upon the back of the ballot with 
indelible pencil, and no other writing shall be on the back of the 
ballot except the number of the ballot voted. (Laws 1909, p. 481, 
amended. Laws 1911, p. 242.) 

Sec. 5870. Vacancies, how filled. —Vacancies occurring after the 
holding of any primary or where no person shall offer himself as a 
candidate before such primary, shall be filled by the party committee 
of the district, county or state, as the case may be: Provided, however, 
that no name shall be allowed on any ticket until the required fee shall 
have been paid. (Laws 1909, p. 481.) 

Sec. 5871. Who entitled to vote. —No person shall be entitled to 
vote at any primary unless qualified elector of the precinct and duly 
registered therein, if registration thereat be required by law, and 
known to affiliate with the political party named at the head of the 
ticket he calls for, and attempts to vote, or obligates himself to sup¬ 
port the nominees of said party at the following general election. 
(Laws 1909, p. 481.) 

Sec. 5872. Who may be challengers and witnesses. —The county, 
ward or township committeeman of each party in each county, or the 
ward committeeman in any city with a population of over 300,000, 
may appoint two party agents or representatives, with alternates for 
each, who may represent his party at the polling place in each pre¬ 
cinct during the casting, canvass and return of the vote at a primary, 
who shall act as challengers and witnesses to the count of the vote 
for their respective parties, and have the power prescribed by law. 
(Laws 1909, p. 481.) 

Sec. 5873. What ballots may be rejected^judges may administer 
oaths. —It shall be the duty of the challenger to challenge and the duty 
of the judges of election to reject the ballot of any person attempting 
to vote other than the ticket of the party with which he is known to 
be affiliated, unless such person, when challenged, obligates himself, by 
oath or affirmation, administered by one of the judges, to support the 
party nominees of the ticket he is voting in the following general elec¬ 
tion. All judges of the election shall have authority and are em¬ 
powered to administer such oath, or affirmation, and any person offer¬ 
ing to vote who shall fail or refuse to take or make such oath or 
affirmation when demanded by such challenger, or required by any 


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judge, shall not be allowed to vote at such primary election. (Laws 
1909, p. 481.) 

Sec. 5874. Votes canvassed, how—who may be present. —The can¬ 
vass of votes shall be made in the same manner and by the same 
officers as the canvass of an election. The party chairman of the city 
in a precinct canvass, of the county in a county canvass, of the state 
in a state canvass, or some duly appointed agent to represent each 
party, shall be allowed to be present and observe the proceedings. 
(Laws 1909, p. 481.) 

Sec. 5875. Returns, how made and to whom. —The precinct judges 
and clerks of election shall, on separate sheets, on blanks to be pro¬ 
vided for that purpose, make full and accurate returns of the votes 
cast for each candidate, and shall, within twenty-four hours, cause 
to be delivered one copy of such returns as to each political party to 
the county chairman of that party, and also cause such returns to bo 
delivered to the county clerk: Provided, ahvays, that such returns 
shall be sent by registered mail where practicable. (Laws 1909, 
p. 481.) 

Sec. 5876. County canvass of returns, how conducted. —The 

county canvass of the returns of a primary shall be made by the same 
officers, and in the manner as now provided by law, for the canvass 
of returns of a November election. The canvassers shall meet and 
canvass such returns at ten o’clock on the Friday following the pri¬ 
mary. Their returns shall contain the Avlrole number of votes cast for 
each candidate of each political party, and a duplicate as to each 
political party shall be delivered to the county chairman of such 
party. The canvassers shall also make an additional duplicate return 
in the same form, showing the votes cast for each candidate not voted 
for wholly within the limits of the county. The county clerk shall 
forthwith send to the secretary of state, by registered mail, one com¬ 
plete copy of all returns as to such candidates, and he shall likewise 
send to the chairman of the state central committee of each party 
a duplicate copy of the returns last described relating to such candi¬ 
dates of each party. ( Laws 1909, p. 481.) 

Sec. 5877. Whose name shall appear on official ballot as nominee. 
The person receiving the greatest number of votes at a primary as the 
candidate of a party for an office shall be the candidate of that party 
for such office, and his name as such candidate shall be placed on the 
official ballot at the following election. (Laws 1909, p. 481.) 

Sec. 5878. Secretary of state shall publish result^^ —As soon as the 
state canvass of a primary shall be certified to him, the secretary of 
state shall cause to be published a certified statement of the result of 
such primary as to candidates for state officers, and representatives 
in congress, and any other candidate whose district extends beyond 
the limits of a single county, and shall mail to the chairman of the 
state central committee of each party so much of such certificate as 
relates to his party. (Laws 1909, p. 481.) 

Sec. 5879. Secretary of state to certify nominees to county clerks. 
Not less than twenty days before any November election the secretary 


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of state shall certify to the county clerk of each county within which 
any of the electors may vote for the candidates for such offices, the 
name and description of each person nominated for any such office 
as specified in the nomination papers. (Laws 1909, p. 481.) 

This act was approved June 12, 1909. The corresponding section of the new pri¬ 
mary law of 1909 was approved June 1, 1909, and fixes fourteen instead of twenty days. 

Sec. 5880. Committeemen, how chosen—platform, how made.— 

At the August primary each voter may write, in the space left on his 
ticket for that purpose, the name of any qualified elector of the ward 
or township, as the case may he, for his Avard or township committee- 
man, and the one receiving the highest number of votes in such ivard 
or toAvnship shall be the member of the party committee of such 
county, but provided, that in counties having a population of over tAVo 
hundred thousand and less than four hundred thousand inhabitants, 
each qualified A^oter may Avrite, in the space left on his ticket for tliat 
purpose, the names of tAvo qualified electors of the Avard or toAvnsldp, 
as the case may be, for his Avard or toAAmship committeemen, and the 
tAvo receiving the highest number of Azotes in such ward or toAvnship 
shall be the members of the party committee of such county : Provided-, 
that tAvo toAAmship committeemen may be elected under the provisions 
in lines one to six, inclusive, Avhere same is ordered by county com¬ 
mittee. Each county committee, composed of the various Avard and 
toAAmship committeemen, shall meet at the county seat of such county 
on the first Tuesday after the said August primary, and organize by the 
election of one of its members as chairman, and by electing a secre¬ 
tary and treasurer, Avho need not be members of said committee, and 
the chairman so elected shall, by Aurtue thereof, become a member of 
the party congressional, senatorial and judicial committee of the dis¬ 
trict of Avhich his county is a part: Provided, that if any such con¬ 
gressional district shall consist AA^holly of one county, then the mem¬ 
bers of the county committee of such county shall constitute the con¬ 
gressional committee of such district. Such congressional committee 
shall meet at some point in such congressional district, to be desig¬ 
nated by the then chairman of the congressional committee, on the 
third Tuesday in August after such primary election, and, Avhen so 
met, shall organize by the election of one of its members as chairman, 
and by electing a secretary and treasurer, and shall then proceed to 
name tAVo qualified electors of such district as members of the party 
state committee, which state committee, being composed of tAVO mem¬ 
bers from each congressional district in the state, shall meet at noon 
on the second Tuesday of September at the state capital, and organize 
by the election of a chairman, Avho shall be chairman of the state 
committee, and by the election of a secretary and treasurer, and after 
having so organized, shall meet Avith the party nominees for state 
officers, congressmen, state senators, representatives, and forthAvith 
formulate a state platform for their party, and make public the same 
not later than six o’clock in the afternoon of the folloAving day. The 
provisions of this section, so far as consistent, shall apply to cities 


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that are divided into wards for election purposes, and when the word 
county is used, it shall apply to such cities by wards, so far as appli¬ 
cable. (Laws 1909, p. 481.) 

Sec. 5881. Tie, how decided. —In case of a tie vote, the tie shall 
forthwith be determined hy lot by the canvassers. (Laws 1909, p. 
481.) 

Sec. 5882. Secretary of state shall prepare forms. —It shall be the 
duty of the secretary of state, on or before May 1st, next preceding 
any November general election, to prepare all forms necessary to 
carry out the provisions of this article, which forms shall be sub¬ 
stantially followed in all primaries held in pursuance hereof. Such 
forms shall be printed with copies of this article for public use and 
distribution. (Laws 1909, p. 481.) 

Sec. 5883. Judges and clerks—how appointed. —The judges and 
clerks for primary elections held under this article shall be appointed 
in the same manner, and possess the same qualifications and consist of 
the same number as judges and clerks of general elections in this state: 
Provided, that in all counties in this state which now contain, or here¬ 
after may contain, a city of not less than one hundred thousand in¬ 
habitants and more than four hundred thousand inhabitants, the 
county committee of each political party which, at the general elec¬ 
tion held next preceding any primary election held under the provis¬ 
ions of this article, cast at least ten per cent, of all the votes cast at 
such election in such county, shall appoint three judges and one 
clerk for such primary election for each election precinct in such 
county outside of such city, and in all such cities the judges and clerks 
of election regularly appointed and commissioned for regular elec¬ 
tions shall act as judges and clerks of all primary elections held under 
the provisions of this article. (Laws 1909, p. 481.) 

Sec. 5884. Presidential electors, how chosen. —The state com¬ 
mittee of any political party may call a convention of delegates, to be 
apportioned, chosen or elected in such manner as it may preseribe, for 
the purpose of nominating presidential electors, electing delegates to 
national conventions, electing members of national committees, adopt¬ 
ing or making such declarations of party principles with reference to 
national questions as may be deemed advisable, and to do and to per¬ 
form any other act .not prohibited by or inconsistent with this article. 
(Laws 1909, p. 481.) 

Sec. 5885. Penalties and provisions of election laws to apply.— 

The provisions of the statutes now in force in relation to the holding 
of elections, the solicitation of voters at the polls, the challenging of 
voters, the manner of conducting elections, of counting the ballots and 
making return thereof, and all other kindred subjects, shall apply to 
all primaries in so far as they are consistent with this article, the intent 
of this article being to place primary elections under the regulation 
and protection of the laws now in force as to general elections. Any 
act declared an offense by the general laws of this state, concerning 
caucuses and elections, shall, also, in like case, be an offense in all pri- 


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maries, and shall be punished in the same form and manner as therein 
provided, and all the. penalties and provisions of the law as to such 
caucuses and elections, except as herein otherwise provided, shall 
^PPly ill such cases with equal force and to the same extent as though 
fully set forth in this article. (Laws 1909, p. 481.) 

This section places primary elections under same safeguards which the Constitu¬ 
tion throws around general elections, and thus provides for secrecy of ballots. State 
ex rel. v. Taylor, 220 Mo. 618. \ » 

Sec. 5886. Duty of St. Louis election commissioners same as 
county clerks.—Any duty required of or power given to county clerks 
by this article shall, in the city of Saint Louis, be performed by or 
vested in the board of election commissioners for said city, or a ma¬ 
jority of said board. (Laws 1909, p. 481.) 

Sec. 5887. Penalty.—Any person violating any of the provisions 
or requirements of this article for which no other or different punish¬ 
ment is prescribed shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon 
conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars 
nor more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county 
or city jail for a term not exceeding six months, or by both such fine 
and imprisonment. (Laws 1909, p. 481.) 

Sec. 5888. Registration and revision.—In all cities and counties 
of this state wherein registration of voters is required by law, the 
clerks of election in each precinct shall canvass their respective pre¬ 
cinct on the fourth Saturday preceding such primary in the same 
manner as such precincts are canvassed preceding any general elec¬ 
tion, and persons challenged, or not found by such clerks, shall re¬ 
ceive the same notice as required by law for general elections to show 
cause and appear before the precinct board of revision on the second 
Saturday preceding said primary election why their n mies shall not 
be stricken from the registration books of said precinct. The judges 
and clerks of each precinct shall meet on the second Saturday pre¬ 
ceding such primary election between the hours of one o’clock p. m. 
and eight o’clock p. m. as the precinct board of revision, and discharge 
their duty revising such registration in the same manner as provided 
by law for general election. (Laws 1909, p. 481.) 


FORMS PREPARED IN CONFORMITY WITH THE 
GENERAL PRIMARY LAW. 

1912 . 


DECLARATION OF CANDIDATE FOR NOMINATION. 

To. 

I, the undersigned, a resident and qualified elector of the (- precinct of the 

town of -), or (the - precinct of the-ward of the city of -), 

county of - and state of Missouri, do announce myself a candidate for the office 

of -—-—— on the - ticket, to be voted for at the primary election to be held on 

the first Tuesday in August, -, and I further declare that if nominated and elected 

to such office I will qualify. 

(Signed) ---. 

Sec. 5859, R. S. 1909. 


COUNTY CLERK’S NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION. 

State of Missouri, q 

Iss. 

County of. j 

County Clerk’s Office. 

Notice is hereby given that a primary election will be held at the regular polling 

places in each precinct of said county of. (or city, as the case may 

be) on the first Tuesday of August, 19. . . ., being the.day of August, 19. . . ., for 

the purpose of nominating candidates for the following offices to be voted for at the 

general election to be held on Tuesday.day of November, 19..., 

(Insert list of offices here.) 

Given under my hand and official seal at., this the.day of., 

19_ 

., Clerk of the Count 5 ^ Court. 

Sec. 5859, R. S. 1909. 


COUNTY CLERK’S NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION. 

Notice is hereby given that a primary election will be held at the regular polling 

places in each precinct of said county of. (or city, as the case may be), 

and that the polls will be open between the hours of. in the moiling, and 

.in the evening, on the first Tuesday of August, 19.being the. 

day of August, 19...., for the purpose of nominating candidates for State, district, 
county and township offices, to be voted for at the general election to be held on 
Tuesday, . day of November, 19.... That the hereinafter mentioned list con¬ 

tains the name and postoffice address of each candidate for nomination, together with 
a designation of the office for which he is a candidate, and the party or principle that 
he represents; the hours during which the polls will be open. 

(Insert name, address, office and party of all candidates here.) 


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State of Missouri, 
County of. 



I.., clerk of the county court within and for the county of 

. do hereby certify tliat the above and foregoing is a true and correct 

list containing the name and postofflce address of each candidate, together wdth a 
designation of the office for which he is a candidate, the party or principle he repre¬ 
sents : also, the hours during which the polls will be open. 

In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and affix~~tlie seal of said county 
court. Done at office in.. this the.day of.. 19. ... 

.Clerk of the County Court. 

Sec. 5864, R. S. 1909. 


SAMPLE PRIMARY BALLOT 1912. 


(fa confoimity with Secs. 5867 and 5869 which the clerk may change to accommo¬ 
date any number of candidates. See sec. 6869 as to arrangement of names on ticket.) 

.Ticket. 


For Governor; 

Name. 

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For Lieutenant-Governor : 
Name. 


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For Secretary of State: 
Name. . .*. .'.... 


For State Auditor: 
Name. 


For State Treasurer: 
Name. 


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For Attorney-General: 
Name. 


For Railroad and Wai ehouse Commissioner: 
Name. 


For Judge Supreme Court: 
Name. 

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For Judge Supreme Court: 
Name. 


For Judge Supreme Court: 
Name. 

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For Judge . Court of Appeals: 

Name. 


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For Representative in Congress : 
Name. 


For State Senator: 
Name. 











































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*For Representative: 
Name. . . . 


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*If more than one, insert number of district. 

For Judge County Court. District: 

Name. 


For Judge County Court. District: 

Name. 


For Prosecuting Attorney: 
Name. 


For Sheriff: 
Name. 


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For Assessor: 
Name. 

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For Treasurer: 
Name. 


For Surveyor: 
Name. 


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For Public Administrator: 
Name. 


For Coroner: 
Name. 


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For Constable. Township; 

Name. 


fFor Committeeman 


Township : 


tlf ward, give number of ward. 


PRECINCT RETURN AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 21, PRIMARY LAW, 1909. 

To.. Chairman of.Committee of.county, Missouri, at 

., Missouri: 

The following is a complete return of the primary election held at.pre¬ 
cinct in.township.county, Missouri, on Tuesday. 

day of August, 19...., for candidates of the.party. 

.for.received.votes 

.for.received.votes 

.for.received.votes 

.for. received.votes 

(Here give, as above set out, the vote of each candidate of the respective party from 
Governor down to and including township committeeman.) 

We, the dul^ qualified and acting judges and clerks of the primary election held 

in.precinct in.township.county, Missouri, on the 

.day of August, 19...., do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full and 

accurate return of all votes cast at said primary election for all candidates on the 
.ticket. 


Judges 


Clerks 


Note.—Copy of this return must be made within twenty-four hours, to the county 
chairman of each political party, as provided in section 21, primary law 1909. 

Sec. 5875, R. S. 1909. 




























































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PRECINCT RETURN TO THE COUNTY CLERK, AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 21, 

PRIMARY LAW, 1909. 

To.. County Clerk of.county, Missouri, at . Missouri; 

The following is a complete return of the primary election held at. 

precinct in township, .county, Missouri, on Tuesday.day of August, 

19. .. for candidates of the.party. 

..for.received. votes 

.for.received.votes 

.for.received.votes 

.for.received.votes 

(Here give, as above set out, the vote for each candidate of the respective party from 
Governor down to and including township committeeman.) 

We, the duly qualified and acting judges and clerks of the primary election, held 

in.precinct in.township.county, Missouri, on the 

.day of August, 19...., do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full and 

accurate return of all votes cast at said primary election for all candidates on the 
.ticket. 


Judges 


Clerks 


Note.—Copy of this return for each political party must be made within twenty- 
four hours to the county clerk, as provided for in section 21, primary law. 1909. 

Sec. 5875, R. S. 1909. 


CANVASSERS’ RETURNS TO CHAIRMAN OP COUNTY COMMITTEE. 

To be used by the canvassers in making return to the chairman of each county 
committee. 

The blank to make return to the Secretary of State will be furnished by this 
office. All other blanks to be furnished by the county. 

COUNTY RETURN, AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 22, PRIMARY LAW, 1909. 

To. Chairman of.Committee of.county, Missouri, 

at.. Missouri: 

The following is a complete return of the primary election held in. 

county, Missouri, on Tuesday, . day of August, 19.for candidates of the 

.party; 

.for.received.votes 

.for.received.votes 

. for.received.votes 

.for.received.votes 

(Here give, as above set out, the vote of each candidate of the respective party from 
Governor down to and including township committeeman.) 

We, . and .the duly authorized canvassers 

for.county, Missouri, do hereby certify the above and foregoing to be a 

true, correct and complete return of all votes cast in said county for all candidates 
therein named, on the.ticket, at the primary election held on Tuesday, 


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.day of August, 19.as shown by the returns made by the judges and clerks 

of election of the different voting precincts in said county. 

Witness our hands and seal of the county court. Done at.this. 

day of.. 19 ... . 


Canvassers. 

Note.—Copy of this return must be made to the county chairman of each political 
party, as provided in section 22, primary law. 

Sec. 5876, R. S. 1909. 


COUNTY CLERK’S RETURN TO CHAIRMAN OF STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE. 

To be used by the county clerk in making return to the chairman of the State 
Central Committee of each party, on candidates not voted for wholly within the limits 
of the county. 

COUNTY RETURN, AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 22, PRIMARY LAW, 1909. 

To.. Chairman.State Central Committee of Missouri, at. 

Missouri: 

The following is a complete return of the primary election held in. 

county, Missouri, on Tuesday,.day of August, 19. .. ., for candidates of the 

.party, for State offices. Representative in Congress, State Senator and 

any other candidate not voted for wholly within the limits of the county; also, for 
State Representative: 

. for.received.votes 

.for.received.votes 

.for.received.votes 

. for.received.votes 

(Here give, as above set out, the vote of each candidate of the party for State offices. 
Representative in Congress, State Senator and State Representative.) 

State of Missouri, 

County of. 

I. clerk of the county court of.county, hereby certify 

the above and foregoing to be a true, correct and complete return of all the votes cast 
in said county for all candidates therein named, on the .ticket, at the pri¬ 
mary election held on the.day of August, 19.as shown by the returns 

made to my office by the judges and clerks of election of the different voting precincts 
in said county. 

In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said court at 
office in. this.day of., 19.... 

.. Clerk of County Court. 

Note.—Copy of this return must be forwarded to the chairman of the State Central 
Committee of each party, as provided in section 22, primary law, 1909. 

Sec. 5876, R. S. 1909. 



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